This is a list of presidents of the Republic of Somaliland, a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, considered internationally to be part of Somalia. The Republic of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of Somaliland.[1][2] The President of Somaliland is the head of state and head of government of Somaliland. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Somaliland and is the commander-in-chief of the Somaliland Armed Forces. The official residence of the president is the Presidential Palace in Hargeisa.
List of officeholders
edit- Political parties
Somali National Movement (SNM)
- Symbols
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931–2003) |
1991 | 28 May 1991 | 16 May 1993 | 1 year, 353 days | SNM |
| 2 | 
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Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928–2002) |
1993 1997 |
16 May 1993 | 3 May 2002[†] | 8 years, 352 days | Independent (until July 2001) |
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| 3 | 
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Dahir Riyale Kahin (born 1952) |
2003 | 3 May 2002 | 27 July 2010 | 8 years, 85 days | UDUB |
| 4 | 
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Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo (1938–2024) |
2010 | 27 July 2010 | 13 December 2017 | 7 years, 139 days | Kulmiye |
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Muse Bihi Abdi (born 1948) |
2017 | 13 December 2017 | 12 December 2024 | 6 years, 365 days | Kulmiye |
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Abdirahman Mohamed Irro (born 1956) |
2024 | 12 December 2024 | Incumbent | 11 days | Waddani |
Timeline
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Latest election
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| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muse Bihi Abdi | Abdirahman Saylici | Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 305,909 | 55.10 | |
| Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi | Mohamed Ali | Waddani | 226,092 | 40.73 | |
| Faysal Ali Warabe | Abdi Ahmed Musa Abyan | For Justice and Development | 23,141 | 4.17 | |
| Total | 555,142 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 555,142 | 98.15 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,475 | 1.85 | |||
| Total votes | 565,617 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 704,198 | 80.32 | |||
| Source: SLNEC | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 26 June 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ "How Britain said farewell to its Empire". BBC News. 23 July 2010.